Any child under age 18. If the child turned 18 during the year, the child is an eligible child for the part of the year he or she was under age
18.

Any disabled person physically or mentally unable to take care of himself or
herself.

If you and another person (other than your spouse if filing jointly) adopted or tried to adopt an eligible U.S. child, see the instructions for line 2 (or line 13, if applicable), later, before completing Part II (or Part
III).

In most cases, employer-provided adoption benefits are amounts your employer paid directly to either you or a third party for qualified adoption expenses under a qualified adoption assistance program. But see
Children with special needs, later. A qualified adoption assistance program is a separate written plan set up by an employer to provide adoption assistance to its employees. For more details, see Pub.
15-B, Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits.

Employer-provided adoption benefits should be shown in box 12 of your Form(s) W-2 with code T. Your salary may have been reduced to pay these benefits. You may also be able to exclude amounts not shown in box 12 of your Form W-2 if all of the following apply.

You adopted a child with special needs. See the instructions for line 1, column (d), later, for the definition of a child with special
needs.

The adoption became final in 2011.

Your employer had a qualified adoption assistance program as described
above.

The following examples help illustrate how qualified adoption expenses and employer-provided adoption benefits apply to the maximum adoption credit allowed.

Madelyn paid $10,000 in qualified adoption expenses for the adoption of an eligible child. Under a qualified adoption assistance program, Madelyn's employer reimbursed her for $4,000 of those expenses. Madelyn may exclude the $4,000 reimbursement from her income. However, because of the employer reimbursement, $4,000 of her expenses no longer meet the definition of qualified adoption expenses. As a result, Madelyn's maximum adoption credit is limited to $6,000 ($10,000 – $4,000).

Haylee paid $10,000 in qualified adoption expenses for the adoption of an eligible child. Under a qualified adoption assistance program, Haylee's employer paid an additional $6,000 of qualified adoption expenses on her behalf. Her total qualified adoption expenses are $16,000 ($10,000 + $6,000). Because the expenses paid by Haylee were different from the expenses paid by her employer, Haylee may exclude the $6,000 that her employer paid from her income and may claim a credit for the $10,000 of qualified adoption expenses she paid.

Paul paid $30,000 in qualified adoption expenses to adopt an eligible foreign child, and the adoption became final in 2011. Under a qualified adoption assistance program, Paul's employer reimbursed him for $13,360 of those expenses. Paul may exclude the $13,360 reimbursement from his income. The remaining $16,640 of expenses ($30,000 – $13,360) continue to be qualified adoption expenses that are eligible for the credit. However, Paul's credit is dollar-limited to $13,360. The remaining $3,280 ($30,000 – $13,360 – $13,360) may never be claimed as a credit or excluded from gross
income.